Growing up in West Virginia, Scott Cushing knew little about scientific laboratories or careers, but he loved to tinker with mechanical things, and he repaired cars for money and for fun. Lasers first captivated him as an undergraduate at West Virginia Univers... More »
The 48-hour strike by more than 55,000 Los Angeles County workers ended as scheduled Wednesday evening, Service Employees International Union Local 721 announced. “Morale is high among our LA County membership, and we have renewed momentum at the bargaining ta... More »
California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom is scheduled to join hundreds of students in Pasadena today for “Move Your Body, Calm Your Mind Day,” a statewide initiative promoting physical activity and mental wellness. More than 600 students from two Pasade... More »
After months of housing animals displaced by the Eaton Fire, Pasadena Humane is opening its kennels to the public again – and for a limited time, dog adoptions are completely free. From April 28 through May 3, the shelter is waiving all dog adoption fees in a ... More »
A new app is providing relief to musicians who lost instruments, recording equipment and music collections in the devastating Eaton Fire, offering a digital pathway to recovery and reconnection. Instrumental Giving, launched on April 26 during a community gath... More »
There are just a few weeks left for community-based organizations to nominate people to three seats on Pasadena’s police oversight commission (CPOC). The commission, established by ordinance in 2020, serves to strengthen community-police relations and make rec... More »
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, led by Chair Kathryn Barger (Fifth District), will tackle a packed agenda at their upcoming meeting on Tuesday, May 6, including a long-awaited report on mental health and substance use disorder beds, funding for st... More »
All jokes aside, Pasadena’s Playhouse Village Foundation’s annual “Night Out in Playhouse Village” celebration was a night of civic pride, community spirit, and more than just a few, well, a lot of punchlines Wednesday evening at Pasadena’s Ice House, blending... More »
Elderly residents of the Mirador Apartments in West Altadena held a rally Tuesday to voice concerns about their evacuation experience during the recent Eaton Fire, claiming they were left without proper assistance. Several seniors at the gathering alleged they... More »
We live in a time when cynicism feels like a reasonable response. It’s easy to believe that nothing will change—that climate summits are just photo ops, that politicians will always chase donors over justice, that the powerful will never stop chasing more. But... More »
Pasadena’s much-discussed $2.4 billion Capital Improvement Program (CIP) represents a five-year strategic roadmap for infrastructure investment, not an immediate funding crisis, city officials clarified during a joint City Council and Finance Committee meeting... More »
